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Store Charges $5 ?Just Looking? Fee

by JC Burton,posted Mar 28 2013 3:19PM

A store in Australia is charging a $5 “just looking” fee for people who enter the store solely to ask for advice on gluten-free products before buying them for less money on the Internet. Celiac Supplies in Brisbane charges the fee on entry, and then takes the amount off any item you buy in store. The store’s owner said that around 60 people a week asked her advice before walking out without making a purchase, and she feels her expertise is worth something.